Investment Support Office (ISO) is a unit that contributes to realization of all administrative operations required for investments within the legal frame, offers consulting services to investors and organizes miscellaneous promoting activities both in national and international arena with the purpose of attracting investors to the city.

ISO also informs investors about the Investment Incentives of Ministry of Economy and other state supports, as well as the investment climate of city and business opportunities.

Applying to ISO is completely at the discretion of investor. Services provided by ISO are free of charge.

WHY ISO?

• Speeds up red tapes within the investment process

• Free investment consultant

• Short cut to reach public services

• Database of the region for investors

• Contact point for state supports and incentives

• Entrepreneurship supporting and guiding center

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Issuance of

investment

incentive certificate

and application

assistance

PROBLEM SOLVING

Solve problems that investors may encounter in Public Bodies and Institutions

FIRST CONTACT

POINT

SUPPORT IN ALL INVESTMENT PROCESSES

Follow and

coordinate

permission and

license procedures of

investors

Promote business and investment opportunities, inform and guide investors

The New Investment Incentives Program

• Highly competitive investment conditions

• National treatment to all global investors

• Equal access to government incentives for all global investors

• Turkey ranks well ahead of other competitors and the OECD countries in terms of starting a business

Turkey’s regulatory environment is extremely business-friendly. You can establish a busi-ness in Turkey irrespective of nationality, or place of residence. It is possible to establish a company in a single day by applying to the relevant trade registry office with the required documents. The company becomes a “legal entity” following its registration with the tra-de registry.

Steps of Establishing a Company are as follows:

• Execute and notarize articles of association

• Deposit a percentage (0.04%) of capital to the account of the Competition Authority

• File the incorporation notice form at the Trade Registry Office

• Have a notary certify the legal books

General Investment Incentive Scheme

• Customs Duty Exemption

• VAT Exemption

• Customs Duty Exemption

• VAT Exemption

• Tax Reduction

• Social Security Premium Support (Employer’s Share)

• Land Allocation

• Interest Support

• Customs Duty Exemption

• VAT Exemption

• Tax Reduction

• Social Security Premium Support (Employer’s Share)

• Land Allocation

• Interest Support

• VAT Refund

• Customs Duty Exemption

• VAT Exemption

• Tax Reduction

• Social Security Premium Support (Employer’s Share)

• Land Allocation

RegionalInvestment

Incentive SchemeLarge Scale Investment

Incentive SchemeStrategic Investment

Incentive Scheme

Incentives Out of Organized Industrial Zone In Organized Industrial Zone

Value Added Tax(VAT) Exemption ✓ ✓

Customs Duty Exemption ✓ ✓

Tax Reduction 50% (10% Corporate Tax instead of 20%)

60% (8% Corporate Tax inste-ad of 20%)

Rate of Contribution via Tax Reduction 20% of Investment Amount 25% of Investment Amount

Social Security Premium Support 3 years 5 years

Interest Support Up to 500.000 TL Up to 500.000 TL

Land Allocation If there’s an available investment land

8Education

• 1 state and 1 private university

• The state university, Karadeniz Technical University, is the first university es-tablished out of İstanbul and Ankara

• 60 thousand undergrad and grad students, 2 thousand academicians

• Education city with %10 of its population college/university graduates

Health

• Powerful medical structure with 18 state and 3 private hospitals

• High-quality eye and dental hospitals under-construction

• Among 10 cities in terms of Health Tourist numbers in Turkey

Sports

• One of the most important sports cities in Turkey

• Hosting big international sports organizations such as 2007 Black Sea Games, 2011 European Youth Olympic Games, 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup and ISF Handball 2014 World School Championship

• A great number and high-quality sport facilities that can’t be found in any other city in Turkey (Indoor sports hall with 7500 spectator capacity, first gymnasium in Turkey, the biggest tennis complex of Turkey with its 16 courts, the first col-lapsible swimming pool in Turkey)

• The city of Trabzonspor, which is one of the 4 biggest football clubs in Turkey

Specialist Physician

Practicing Physician

Physician Assistant

Total

Physician Dentist PharmaceutistHealth Officer

Nurse Ebe

877 429 447 1753 192 311 2219 2378 708

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REASONS TOINVEST IN TRABZON

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TRABZON INVESTMENT SUPPORT OFFICE

Çarşı Mah. Mahmut Goloğlu Cad.No:16 TRABZON / TURKEY

Phone: +90(0462) 600 60 61 Fax: +90(0462) 600 60 64

EASTERN BLACK SEA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Gazipaşa Cad. Nemlioğlu Sok. No:3 TRABZON / TURKEY

Phone: +90 (462) 321 36 52 Faks: +90 (462) 274 36 52

Trabzon; with its high foreign trade volume and industry infrastructure, offers various opportunities to national and global investors.

• With 1.2 billion $ export, the biggest exporter city in Black Sea Region and ranks among top 15 cities in Turkey

• Widespread network and collaboration opportunities thanks to more than 200 companies exporting almost 110 countries

• Having the 3rd highest foreign trade surplus in Turkey

• 4 Organized Industrial Zones of which 2 are active

• Trabzon Techno-City

• Technology Transfer Center

• 4000 employees in 110 companies located in active Organized Industrial Zones

• 900 companies and 3000 employees in 6 Small Industrial Areas

• Existence of many endemic plant species that have high added-value and to be established Biotechnology Center

Potential Investment Areas

• Information Technologies

• Mining Processing

• Energy

• Tourism

• Agro-industries

• Fisheries and Aquaculture

• Machinery Production

• Medical Devices and Equipment

• Forestry Products and Furniture

• Shipbuilding Industry

• Arms Industry

• Ready-Wear, Clothing and Footwe-ar Industry

• Other sectors: Trabzon Hasır and Ka-zaziye jewelry, Copper, Bronze, Gold, Silver and Brass Processing (house-hold and ornamental articles), wea-ving and knife manufacturing

HıghExportPotentıalAndDevelopedIndustryInfrastructure1 Location And Logistics2

Rising Star in Tourism4

Attractive Geographical and Strategic Position

• Proximityto important regions and countries like Caucasians, Russia, Middle East and Central Asia

• Junction point in international road and maritime transportation projects

• Important route between Asia-Europe

• A regional trade and transportation city throughout history

ExcellentTransportationNetwork

• International highway connection – Black Sea Coastal Highway

• Mountain Passes(Zigana and Ovit) providing easy access to inner provinces and

Middle East Countries

• 6th busiest airport of the country in terms of passenger numbers

• Trabzon Airport has the highest capacity and is the busiest international airport in Black Sea Region

• Direct flights to Germany, Russia, Azerbaijan, Netherlands and Saudi Arabia

• Access to every corner of the world via connected flights from İstanbul and Ankara

• A base in airway cargo transportation

• 3 ports providing international service

• Trabzon Port, the biggest port in the region, has 10 million tones/year handling capacity, 5 million tones/year storage capacity and ship acceptance capacity of 2300 per year

• Trabzon Free-Zone, located in Trabzon Port, provides numerous foreign trade advantages

• 32 cruise-ship acceptance in 2013

• Worldwide known tourism destinations such as Uzungöl Lake, Sumela

Monastery and Hagia Sophia Museum

• About 500 thousand foreign and 2 million domestic visitors per year

• High demand from Gulf countries

• 6 thousand bed capacity and plenty of under-construction tourism investments

• Heaven of Plateaus

• Alternative destination in health tourism

• Strong infrastructure for national and international sports organizations

• Rich historical, cultural and folkloric items

• The city where Mehmed the Conqueror conquered, Sultan Selim ruled and

Suleyman the Magnificent was born

• From local to global brand products

• Shopping center of the region with its 3 big shopping malls, ancient and

modern bazaars

Young And Dynamic Population, Skilled-Cheap Labor Force3• High ratio of young population

• A young city with 53.6% of population under the age of 35

• 130 thousand people between the ages 15-25 provides strong human resource

infrastructure

• Increasing employee productivity

• 10% of the population is comprised of college/university graduates

• 10 thousand new college/university graduates per year

• Social security premiums will be covered up to 48 months by the State

• Cheap labor force in comparison with developed countries (5.8 times cheaper

than US and 4.2 than EU countries)

Trabzon (%) Turkey (%)Workforce Participation Rate 54,4 50,1

Unemployment Rate 6,9 8,3

Employment Rate 50,6 46,1

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